Ch.36 The Slave Trade Ends T...

Ch.36 The Slave Trade Ends

The Work of the Abolitionists
John Locke
the Quakers
John Wesley
The freed slave, Olaudah Equiano
The abolitionist, Angela Grimke, William Wilberforce

In 1807, parliament of Great Britain agreed to make the slave trade illegal.
In 1808, the United States passed the same law.
Finally, in 1833, Parliament made slavery illegal.
But slavery would be legal in the United States for years to come.

Ch.35 Mexican Independence T...

Ch.35 Mexican Independence

The Cry of Dolores
On September 16th, 1810, Don Miguel, a priest, had made the speech, “The Cry of Dolores”.
The rebellion of New Spain had begun.
Miguel Hidalgo (Don Miguel) hadn’t made New Spain free.

The Republic of Mexico
The second revolt. Morelos failed
The third revolt. Iturbide had succeeded
On August 24th, 1821, Spain signed a treaty giving Mexico its independence.

Ch.34 Freedom for South Ameri...

Ch.34 Freedom for South America

Simon Bolivar: The Liberator
Simon Bolivar, Venezuela, the creole, a Spaniard born in the colonies

Freedom, But Not Unity
He wanted the South American colonies to become states, each with its own own elected congress and a president. And then those states could join together, like the United States of America, into a huge, strong country - a new world power!
When he died, his country was free of Spanish rule - but still divided.

Ch.33 The End of Napoleon Na...

Ch.33 The End of Napoleon

Napoleon’s Wars (And 1812, Too)
The British, Russian, Austrian, and Prussian allies met together and decided that Napoleon should be taken to the tiny, rocky island of Elba.


Waterloo!
Napoleon Bonaparte, the ‘monster of Europe’
Finally the British announced that they were going to send Napoleon to Saint Helena, far off in the Atlantic.
On October 15th, 1815, Napoleon arrived at his exile.

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Ch.32 The Opened West

Lewis and Clark Map the West
Settlers would begin to follow the path that Lewis and Clark had blazed into the distant lands of the West.

Tecumseh’s Resistance
“You have stolen this land.” Tecumseh began. “No one can sell it to you. It belongs to no tribe or leader, but to us all. I speak now for all Indians, for I am the head of all. We do not accept this treaty. It was made by those who were afraid, and greedy.”